Scouts Collecting Food For Hungry

DEEP RIVER — Mount Saint John Boy Scout Troop 135 is joining the Connecticut Rivers Council and the Connecticut National Guard, and other area sponsors, in an effort to fight hunger.

The Scouting for Food program is part of a National Good Turn Program to combat hunger.

From Saturday to Oct. 31, Troop 135 will deliver bags to households in Deep River. On Nov. 1, the troop will pick up donated food from each household and take the food to the district collection point. People who are donating to Scouting for Food are asked to leave their bags on their porches so the Scouts can see them at collection time.

This year's Scouting for Food is trying to collect more than 300,000 items of food for donation to the hungry in the Connecticut Rivers Council territory. The program also is a chance for members of Troop 135 to serve the needy in the Deep River community and other communities where there might be a need.